Montana
Complete coverage for Montana can be found below. (Return to States List)
Information & Analysis
November, 2006
Commentary
2006
- Montana: Recount and Contest Laws (11/08/06)
News Wire
Election law news from across the country concerning Montana
April, 2013
February, 2013
- House passes campaign finance bill (2/26/13)
- Montana governor, GOP senator roll out reforms on campaign 'dark money' (2/15/13)
- House backs GOP in legislative redistricting proposal (2/05/13)
January, 2013
- Campaign finance bills take heat (1/30/13)
- Local legislator Washburn sponsors voter ID bill (1/17/13)
November, 2012
- States crack down on campaigning nonprofits (11/26/12)
October, 2012
- Supreme Court won't block Montana campaign law ahead of vote (10/24/12)
- Mont contribution limits in place through election (10/17/12)
- Appeals court reinstates campaign finance limits (10/10/12)
- State appeals donation ruling - Campaigns eye unlimited contributions — for now (10/05/12)
- Federal judge strikes down Montana’s campaign contribution limits (10/04/12)
July, 2012
June, 2012
May, 2012
- Montana AG urges U.S. Supreme Court to keep corporate spending ban (5/21/12)
- Judge strikes down more election laws (5/17/12)
February, 2012
- New Citizens United sequel (2/10/12)
January, 2012
December, 2011
- Montana high court upholds ban on election spending by corporations (12/30/11)
- State wins 1st round in suit testing Montana's campaign disclosure laws (12/15/11)
October, 2010
- Judge tosses out corporate campaign finance law (10/19/10)
- A Lone Stance on Ad Spending (10/12/10)
September, 2010
February, 2010
- ACLU appeals ballot access ruling (2/23/10)
April, 2009
- Mail-in ballot bill stalls in MT house (4/10/09)
March, 2009
February, 2009
- Renewed attempt on mail ballots surfaces (2/11/09)
- Legislators consider mail-in ballots pilot project (2/05/09)
- Legislators consider mail-in ballots pilot project (2/05/09)
January, 2009
- Panel rejects voter registration bill (1/28/09)
- Rep. wants better IDs for voter registration (1/20/09)
- Montana Legislation to Support Post-Election Audits of Voting Machines (1/20/09)
November, 2008
- Despite long lines, election officials had few problems (11/06/08)
- Missoula, state vote in record numbers (11/05/08)
- Ballot problems delay Gallatin vote count (11/05/08)
- Feds To Monitor Seminole Election (11/04/08)
October, 2008
- Lawsuit filed against GOP (10/07/08)
- Dems challenge claim that 6,000 Montanans aren't eligible to vote (10/07/08)
- State GOP challenges eligibility of voters (10/06/08)
September, 2008
- Early voting trends (9/08/08)
August, 2008
- 10K ask to vote absentee (8/27/08)
Litigation
Active Cases
There are no active cases in Montana that Election Law @ Moritz is covering at this time.
Archived Cases
- American Tradition Partnership v. Bullock (Campaign Finance)
- Montana Democratic Party v. Eaton (Voter Registration)
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Commentary
Silence of the Lambs
Dale A. Oesterle
With the election of 2012 now well over and past the second inauguration of the incumbent President, the historical analysis of the events has begun and will last as long as written human history lasts. An interesting tidbit may already be lost to the majesty of the moment.
The voters of three very different states, Alaska, New Hampshire, and Ohio, all had an opportunity to call state constitutional conventions. In each state the voters turned the opportunity down by very similar votes, 68%, 64% and 68% respectively against.
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